Preschool Story Times: Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.; Tuesday at 2 p.m. Ladies' Movie Night: Third Thursday at 7 p.m. Adult Book Group: The last Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Copies of monthly titles are available at the library.

Harvey-Mitchell Public Library, 151 Main St., Epping. 679-5944.

Ongoing: Preschool story hour. Registration is not required. Storyhour meets three times each week: 10:30 a.m., Wednesdays and Thursdays and also 1:30 p.m., Thursdays.

Exeter Public Library, 4 Chestnut St., Exeter. 772-3101.

Wednesday, April 2, at 6:30 p.m.: University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension Docent Sigrid Salmela will provide a lecture and slideshow on how anyone with a back yard, garden, or landscaped area can help wildlife by altering their landscaping and gardening practices. Monday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Open Art, a weekly craft project designed for adults and children. Tuesday and Thursday at 10 a.m. or 2 p.m.: "Story Times," for children 3 and older. No registration is required.

Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. and Thursdays at 1 p.m.: Preschool Story Times. Enjoy new and favorite picture books. Monthly Tuesday Night Adult Book Discussion at 6:30 p.m.: Adult Book Discussion Group. Led by library staff. Copies of monthly titles are available from the library. Ongoing: Children's Story & Craft Time at 10:30 a.m., Tuesdays and Wednesdays with Ms. Lindsey. Also a special Saturday story time on the first Saturday of the month at 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, March 29: Penguin Puppet Drop-In Craft. Call for details. Wednesday, April 2, at 7 p.m.: Living history presentation. N.H. Humanities Program: "If I am Not for Myself, Who Will Be For Me?" George Washington's Runaway Slave, held at Lee Safety Complex, 20 George Bennett Road, Lee. Thursday and Friday at 10:30 a.m.: Story Time. All welcome, no registration needed. Second Monday of the Month: 7 p.m. Book discussion. Pick up copies of book at the library.

Saturday, March 29, from 8 to 11 a.m.: Fourth annual Newfields Pancake Breakfast, featuring local maple syrup, at the Newfields Elementary School. The public is invited. The hosts are serving pancakes, sausage, fruit, juice and coffee. The price is $5 per person or $20 per family. Proceeds will go to the library. Syrup will be available for purchase. Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.: Baby Lapsit "Mother Goose on the Loose." For babies to age 2 and their caregivers, a fun program of music, nursery rhymes, and stories.

Ongoing: Adult Book Club - meets the third Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m. Children's afterschool activities: Meets monthly from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m.

Newmarket Library, 1 Elm St., Newmarket, 659-5311

Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.: Story hour.

North Hampton Public Library, Atlantic Ave. 963-6326.

Join the North Hampton Public Library Book Group the second Thursday of every month at 2 p.m.

Saturday, March 29 at 1 p.m.: Spies in Time, a talk by Douglas Wheeler, professor of history emeritus. This program traces the history of spying from the Dreyfus case in France (1894-1906) to the Aldrich Ames case in the United States (1980s and 1990s). Friday April 4, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, April 5, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Annual spring book sale. Most items (books, DVDs, audiobooks, puzzles and more) are $1 each. The Friends of the Wiggin Memorial Library will also hold a Bake Sale all day on Friday, as well as a raffle of gift cards from local businesses on Friday and Saturday.

William Fogg Library, State and Old Road, Eliot, Maine, (207) 439-9437 or www.williamfogglibrary.org.

Ongoing: Free Income Tax help offered by AARP by appointment on Mondays (1-4) and Thursdays (10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.) beginning Monday, Feb. 3. Call the library to reserve your appointment at (207) 439-9437. Tuesdays from 9:30 to 10 a.m.: Lap Sit, Squirm or Wiggle for ages six to 18 months. This lively lap sit program provides one-on-one interaction between caregiver and child. We'll share books, learn rhymes and enjoy music, movement and toys. Tuesdays from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.: Toddlers for ages 18 to 36 months. This program encourages children and their grownups to actively participate in stories, songs and finger plays and simple crafts. We'll work on our toddler skills: counting, color recognition and taking turns, while having lots of fun. Tuesdays from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m., Thursdays from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.: Preschool for ages 3 to 6 years. Each story time is based around a theme and includes picture books, flannel board stories, finger plays and crafts. Parents/caregivers are welcome to join their children or make it an independent activity (please do not leave the library). Wednesdays at noon: Yoga for Restoring Your Health. Join Sallie Sharpless of River Road Yoga in Eliot for a series of gentle one-hour yoga classes offered at the library. These classes are specifically designed for those who don't attend regular yoga classes because of body problems, illness, or treatment programs.

Thursday, April 10, at 6 p.m.: Local author D. Allan Kerr will give a public reading from his new book "Silent Strength." Subtitled "Remembering the Men of Genius and Adventure Lost in the World's Worst Submarine Disaster", this special edition pays tribute to the 129 Navy sailors and civilian technicians who died that morning in 1963. Proceeds from the sales of "Silent Strength" are going toward the Thresher Memorial Project in Kittery. Copies of this limited edition can be purchased for $29.99, plus $5.95 for shipping and handling if it is delivered through the mail. It can also be ordered through the Thresher Memorial Project at PO Box 321, Kittery ME 03904, by writing Silent Strength in the memo section of the check. Buyers can send payment via PayPal on the Thresher Memorial Web site as well, at: http://threshermemorialkittery.sharepoint.com/Pages/Memorabilia.aspx. Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.: Storytime With Miss Jenny. Join Miss Jenny for stories, a craft and a yummy snack.

South Berwick Public Library, 27 Young St., South Berwick, Maine 03908, Phone and fax: (207) 384-3308

Tuesdays at 9:10 a.m.: Laptime for Twos and Threes is for children ages 2-3 years with an adult. An interactive program of songs, stories, finger plays, flannel board activities, snack and social time is offered. Tuesdays at 10:10 a.m. and Fridays at 1:30 p.m.: Preschool Storytime is for children ages 3-6 and includes stories, finger plays, songs, flannel board activities, and a related craft project to take home each week. Thursdays at 10 a.m.: Baby Storytime is for infants 0-2 and their caregiver for brief program of rhymes, songs, books, and sign language followed by playtime.

York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Road, (207) 363-2818 or www.york.lib.me.us.

Sunday, March 30, at 3 p.m.: "Chasing Ice," will be shown as part of the winter/spring film series. A documentary of one man s mission to change the tide of history by gathering undeniable evidence of our changing planet. Rated PG-13 for brief strong language. Run time: 75 minutes. Thursday, April 3, at noon: What's Hip about Joint Pain? will be presented as part of the York Hospital Lunch & Learn Series. Orthopaedic Surgeon Akhil Sastry will talk about the "Direct Anterior Approach," which is an alternative to traditional total hip replacement surgery. Sandwiches and snacks will be served. Seating is limited. RSVPs for the luncheon (207) 351-2385 or info@yorkhospital.com must be made by March 28. Friday, April 4, at 7 p.m.: "The Maltese Falcon" (1941) will be shown as the York Reads Film. The 1941 film stars Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade and Mary Astor as Miss Wonderly. This was director John Huston's debut and its success catapulted Bogart to the top as a leading man. Considered by many to be the first in the film noir genre, this movie is on many greatest films lists. 100 minutes. Local film aficionado Bill Lord will introduce the film. Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.: Infant Lapsits (infants to two years old). Come for a program of stories, songs, fingerplays and rhymes. Thursdays and Fridays at 10:30 a.m.: Stories, songs, fingerplays, and crafts. These story hours are designed for ages 3-5.

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